centenary
/senˈtiːnəri/noun
उच्चारण सेन्टीनरी
शताब्दी, सौवीं वर्षगाँठ
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[C] BrE
the 100th anniversary of an event
शताब्दी, सौवीं वर्षगाँठ
- The school celebrated its centenary in 2024.
- the birth centenary of the poet
- The city held a grand fair to mark the centenary of its first library.
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- Postage stamps were issued for the centenary of the freedom fighter's birth.
- The club's centenary will be celebrated next year.
Synonyms centennial hundredth anniversary
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
centennial hundredth anniversary
AaSpelling
cen·te·na·ry
With -tenary (not 'centinary').
बीच में -tenary ('centinary' गलत है)।
⌂Word origin and word building
Cent- means hundred: century, centimetre, centipede.
Cent- का अर्थ सौ है: century, centimetre, centipede।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a 100th anniversary is a centenary (American centennial); a 25th is a silver jubilee; 50th golden jubilee; 60th diamond jubilee; 75th platinum jubilee (or amrit mahotsav); 150th sesquicentennial; 200th bicentenary.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: सौवीं वर्षगाँठ centenary (American centennial); 25वीं silver jubilee; 50वीं golden jubilee; 60वीं diamond jubilee; 75वीं platinum jubilee (या अमृत महोत्सव); 150वीं sesquicentennial; 200वीं bicentenary।